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Fittings,
valves, flanges
and connectors
Photo: Xpress HP fittings from VSH (see page 65)
Fittings, valves, flanges and connectors are among
the most useful and reliable devices known: leak-
and abuse-proof; pressure sensitive; adaptable
to two-directional flow; compatible with and as
corrosion-resistant as the tubulars that they join and
render functional.
These highly engineered products are strong in
relation to their size and weight, which make poor
indicators of their importance to the end user.
Features such as spring-loaded cores add to their
responsibilities and enhance their value.
The potential of a perfectly produced tube is only
realised when it becomes accessible to the great
world of industries and applications, of problems
overcome and solutions implemented. The
ingenious and immensely practical fittings, valves,
flanges and connectors reviewed here help make
that happen.